Tokwa, Upo and Miswa

Tips:

Deep fried the tokwa to achieve a crunchy taste.

A healthy weekend at Nurture Spa

At last I got the time to relax at Nurture Spa in Tagaytay. The nearest place I know where I can spend a complete relaxation. A place where I can be free from pollution and stress.

During my vacation at the end of November and in celebration of Thanksgiving my weekend was such a great time.

Nurture spa offers a blissful place, healthy food, peaceful home and they really value  their clients.

I'd like to commend a great service during my stay. It was such a good time.

Aside from enjoying to stay I also love to take photos around.

Interesting Veggie Food at Edgy Veggy

Fried Rice, Chickpea Soup, Falafel, and Salad 200 Php

Where: Makati Street Market (Legazpi Sunday Market)
When: Sundays 7 am - 2 pm

Let us eat, shop and mingle at Makati Street Market in Makati City, from 7Am to 2PM.t's big celebration happening on four (4) Sundays – September 23 & 30; and October 7 & 14 at Legazpi Sunday Market, Legazpi Park, Legazpi Street corner  Rufino Street, Legazpi Village, Makati

How can an urban street market flourish and become a must-visit destination for city goers with varied tastes such as vegetarians?

Vegetarian Sinigang Recipe

It is hard to find Sinigang Mix that does not contain shrimp paste. But try looking at the ingredients of Knorr tamarind cubes and Mama Sita's Sinigang Mix it doesn't contain shrimp or pork.

Now ready to use as seasoning for our Vegetarian Sinigang.

 

INGREDIENTS:

Vegetables:
Tomato, Onions, Gabi, Labanos, Okra, Talong, Sitaw, Kangkong, Sampalok, Sili Haba

Anne Hathaway ; The Vegan Catwoman

Aside from Alicia Silverstone, there is another Batman actress who lives in a Vegan diet.

Non other than the Catwoman herself - Anne Hathaway.

In the blockbuster movie The Dark Knight Rises where Christian Bale is Batman, Anne is very sexy in her tight Catwoman suit after going Vegan from being a long time Vegetarian.

“It was a psychological terrorist,” she told Allure magazine.

Empanada Vegetal in Barcino Fort

Barcino is a wine house and Resto along The Fort Global City in front of The Mind Museum.  Located exactly at Unit 101 Forbeswood Heights, Rizal Drive, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

Wines are usually paired with meat dishes but the good thing about Barcino is they offer interesting food for vegetarians.

During the flood I went to my Mom's pad at Forbeswood Heights and we had dinner at Barcino which is only downstairs where they lived. It was interesting that there's a lot of vegetarian options in their menu.

 

Because the food is expensive I just had an order of Empanada Vegetal
It tastes really really great, very crispy and the spinach were so fresh. 

Vegetarian Chicken Nugget

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Vegetarian Meat is being used to retain the taste and texture of meat.

Not really a meat because it is made from soy wheat. Non difference with the taste depends on how it was cooked.

In Bodhi stores, one of the best fake meat is Vegetarian Chicken Nugget.

Once you taste it you will not say that it's fake because the taste and texture is the same with real chicken nuggets.

This is one way of conditioning one's tongue in giving up meat. I hope can also help those who are having hard time giving up meat thru this guidelines if you want to give up eating meat:

Photos at Quantum Cafe, A Vegetarian Friendly Restaurant

Quantum Cafe

FERON Bldg., 9590 Kamagong corner Bagtikan Street
Makati City

(02) 519 0757

Operating Hours: Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Mode of Payment: CASH

Best Sellers :

Veggie Meat Adobo Flakes(Vegan) served with rice and atchara. 220 Php

Quantum Burger (Vegan) pattie is made of banana heart. 150 Php

How to Cook Vegetarian Batchoy

A round of applause to my partner Issa Quintos who made it to the Top 6 among the 14 contenders of Electrolux #Wokaholic Kitchen Star Boot Camp.

She was tasked to cook a Filipino dish na may sabaw. She thought of cooking vegetarian kare-kare but later on she decided to cook vegetarian batchoy, as suggested by her hubby Allen.

Vegetarian batchoy was her personal favorite when she was still a meat eater, but when she learned the vegetarian way of cooking she also learned cooking this kind of dish.

For those people becoming vegetarian these days

It is not always true that vegetarians are thin and meat eaters are fat.

The most common reason why people go vegetarian is because they want to loose weight. But I know a lot of vegetarians who's fat. Yes going vegetarian can help you loose weight but you should also do it with exercise.

The good thing about being vegetarian is you develop control and discipline. It is not easy changing diet specially for us Filipinos who are very conditioned to meat. Going vegetarian is easy. There plenty of market and talipapa here.

Give up eating Beef :

This is not hard , because you can still eat pork, chicken and fish. So do this for a month or two. Just make sure that you don’t eat beef anymore straight for a month.

Give up eating Pork :

When you can now give up beef, it’s time to give up pork. You can still eat chicken and fish. It is easier to give up, knowing that pork is the primary cause of diseases. And we all know that it makes us fat since it is very high in bad cholesterol. Do this for a month or two. Just make sure that you don’t eat pork anymore straight for a month.

Give up eating chicken:
What’s wrong with eating chickens ? Well there’s a lot, but anyway you will soon have to give up eating chicken. Maybe this will be hard for you so do this for two months or more , but make sure to give up eating chicken soon.

Do give up eating beef, pork and chicken in a year or two and it will be easier for you to go vegetarian or vegan. Don’t make it hard for you, there will always be an easier way that will help you achieve your goal. Going vegetarian does not end on giving up the food that you are conditioned to eat, it involves mindset, positive thinking, proper hygiene and a healthier lifestyle.

Cocina Verde Cafe in Legazpi City

Here's our Featured Vegetarian Restaurant : Cocina Verde Cafe in Legazpi City

Cocina Verde Cafe is the in-house vegetarian restaurant of the quaint and exotic Casa de Abuela Bed and Breakfast in Legazpi City that serves and sells malunggay pandesal,  vegetarian pizza and pasta,  home-made coco ice-cream and other nutrilicious vegetarian cuisine such as veggie barbecue, adobo and kare-kare.

Location:

18 Vinzons St., Old Albay, Legazpi City

Tel Nos:  63-52- 4804066     63-52- 437-2643

Mobile Nos.:  0915-9198121     0948-5426228

Owner: Maria Lourdes "Leela" Aseneta

Likha Diwa Sa Gulod Vegetarian-Friendly

If you are around UP Diliman or Katipunan and you're looking for a vegetarian place to eat

I recommend Likha Diwa Sa Gulod. But be patient when eating here because of the slow service.

But their food is really good!

Hours: Open Mon-Sat open til 10pm, closed Sun.
Price Range: Fried Noodles P100


1 Lot J. Francisco St. Brgy. Krus na Ligas, UP Diliman, Quezon City (at along C.P. Garcia)
Metro Manila Philippines
02-9255522

Fashion Show and Vegan Cuisine

Looking for a Vegan Date? You might see him or her in this event:
So what do Vegans eat?
A Vegan avoids consuming all foods of animal origin, including eggs, dairy, gelatin and honey.

being a vegetarian does not make you gay

If you think being vegetarian makes you gay, then you're wrong. A gay person is weak, but vegetables makes you a stronger person. So it does not make a guy become less of a man.

When you're eating vegetables, the stronger you become. The word "Strong" is meant for men.

If you're gay and weak, the more you are prone to stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases. If you eat too much meat you become weaker.

But if you eat a lot of vegetables, then you become stronger.

Whatever makes you stronger, the more it makes you more men.

So are you man enough? Eat your veggies now!

the wide variety of vegetables

Veggies stand out in a recipe specially when combined with other ingredients. They have a harmony of flavors you will surely enjoy.

Minestrone is a good example of a well tuned mixture of soup blend of carrots, tomatoes and beans with pasta.

Any old fashioned soup brings together simple ingredients such as carrots, turnips and leeks with a grain, such as barley.

I love these kinds of dishes from which they have been made. I was able to explore dishes from around the world because of the wide variety of vegetables.

And the great thing about cooking vegetables is that once you have the hang of using them recipes become more or less unnecessary.

I love experimenting with vegetables. How about you?

My Meal Plan

A few months ago I was able to get a consultation from a nutritionist during the Nutrilite event. I forgot the name of my nutritionist but anyway here's what she recommended as daily meal plan :

Breakfast - Rice , 1 serving of string-beans and tofu and a glass of milk
AM Snack - yogurt
Lunch - Rice , 1 serving of vegetables with tofu and 1 fruit
PM Snack - Pesto with nuts
Dinner - Rice , 1 serving of vegetables and 1 fruit.
Before Bedtime - 1 glass of milk

For daily serving

• 2-3 glasses of milk


• 1 yogurt


• 2 square tofu1/4 - 3/4 cup legumes and nuts